In a move that we’re now seeing on a somewhat set schedule, Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series has been dropped to quarterly updates. With this, owners of the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra should no longer expect monthly security updates,

The Samsung Galaxy S21 series will no longer be getting updates every month. One UI 7 is still coming to these devices, though.

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Samsung is shifting the Galaxy S21 series to quarterly updates, signalling the start of slower support. Should you stick with it or upgrade? Find out!

This will affect the Galaxy S21, S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. But it will not have an effect on the Galaxy S21 FE, which was released a little later and is on a different schedule.